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International Society For Krishna Consciousness Centers Around The World1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973AFRICA Nairobi Kenya c/o ISKCON, P. O. Box 28946 (E. Africa) THE AMERICAS Atlanta Georgia 24 NE 13th St./ (404) 892-9386 Austin Texas 9714 Dallum/ (512) 837-0085 Bloomington Indiana 1130 W. 6th St., Bloomington 47401 BosThe Human Struggle1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973Food, Shelter, Sex, and Snoring His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda dharmasya hy āpavargyasya nārtho ’rthāyopakalpate nārthasya dharmaikāntasya kāmo lābhāya hi smṛtaḥ "All occupational engagements (dharmThe First Initiation, Śrīla Prabhupāda Opens the Door1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973from the book The Hare Kṛṣna Explosion, a reminiscence of the early days of the Hare Kṛṣṅa Movement. by Hayagrīva dāsa Adhikārī (Iskcon New Vṛndāvana) On September 8, 1966, we celebrated Lord Kṛṣṅa’s birthday (JanmāṣṭamīGopīnātha!1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973By Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura translated from Bengali by Acyutānanda Svāmī Śrīla Bhaktivinoda Ṭhākura is one of the most important spiritual masters in the Kṛṣṅa consciousness line of disciplic succession. His devotionalLetters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. M
“Hearing is the beginning of understanding.”
1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973—HIS DIVINE GRACE A.C. BHAKTIVEDANTA SWAMI PRABHUPĀDA The most potent method for self-realization in this age is to hear the transcendental sound vibration of Kṛṣṅa’s name and glories from the lips of a pure devotee. The
Hare Kṛṣṅa Safari1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973Kul Bhushan—Daily Nation, Nairobi, Kenya The Saṅkīrtana Safari is on. Chanting and dancing to the hypnotic beats of “Hare Kṛṣṅa, Hare Kṛṣṅa, Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa, Hare Hare / Hare Rāma, Hare Rāma, Rāma Rāma, Hare Hare,’’ a few Am
Build Your Nations on the Spiritual Platform1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973An Address Given At The University Of Nairobi His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Ladies and gentlemen, thank you very much for kindly coming here to participate in this meeting for spreading Kṛṣṅa consc
Developing the African Spirit1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #51, 1973The success of the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement in gaining acceptance by the people of the newly emerging African nations is significant from many viewpoints. First, it offers positive evidence of the true universality o
International Society For Krishna Consciousness Centers Around The World1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973AFRICA Nairobi Kenya c/o ISKCON, P. O. Box 28946 (E. Africa) THE AMERICAS Atlanta Georgia 24 NE 13th St./ (404) 892-9386 Austin Texas 9714 Dallum/ (512) 837-0085 Bloomington Indiana 1130 W. 6th St., Bloomington 47401 Bos
The Path to the Highest Perfection1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973an excerpt from “Prayers Of King Kulaśekhara” An unpublished manuscript by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda First Prayer śrī vallabheti varadeti dayāpareti bhakta-priyeti bhava-luṅṭhana-kovideti nāthe
The History of a Great Boy Devotee Dhruva Mahārāja1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami Dhruva Mahārāja was born as a son of a great king. The king had two wives, and he begot children by each of them. One day, while Dhruva’s stepbrother was playing on the lap of the king, Dhruva
The Books of His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973by Brahmānanda Svāmī ISKCON East Africa “My books are more important than myself.” This was Śrīla Prabhupāda’s instruction to one of his disciples who was being sent from his personal service to open a temple in a distan
Letters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. D
Bright Day of the Soul1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #52, 1973A dialogue By Hayagrīva Dāsa (ISKCON New Vṛndāvana) We stood on a rooftop in Manhattan, gazing out over the East River and the Brooklyn Bridge toward Brooklyn. His friend for many years, I asked him, “Do you actually lov
International Society For Krishna Consciousness Centers Around The World1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973AFRICA Nairobi Kenya c/o ISKCON, P. O. Box 28946 (E. Africa) THE AMERICAS Atlanta Georgia 24 NE 13th St. 30309/ (404) 892-9386 Austin Texas 1916 Justin Lane 78757/ (512) 454-6445 Baltimore Maryland 516 Cathedral St. 2120
Knowing and Serving the Original Person1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda The word Govinda refers to one who gives pleasure to the cows and the. senses. There are many incarnations of Godhead, but Govinda is the ādi-puruṣa, or the original p
With Śrīla Prabhupāda in Vṛndāvana1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973By Hayagrīva Dāsa Vṛndāvana, India, the land of Kṛṣṅa five thousand years after the disappearance of the Supreme Person, is invaded by eighty American and European disciples of Śrīla Prabhupāda. The white and saffron rob
Bhakti, the Perfect Science1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973O.B.L. Kapoor, Ph.D. As commonly understood, bhakti and science are diametrically opposed. Bhakti (devotion) is supposed to rest on blind faith and absolute surrender of human reason and will, while science is supposed t
How to Eat in Bhakti-Yoga1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973Kṛṣṅa consciousness is the original energy of the eternal spirit soul. This devotional service or bhakti-yoga is not like a religion or yoga process in which one engages part-time, once every Sunday, or for an hour in th
The Unique Standards of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #53, 1973The Unique Standard of Śrīmad-Bhāgavatam by Karuṅāsindhu dāsa There are many scriptural writings present for perusal by intelligent and enlightened men who are able to appreciate the value of authoritative spiritual know
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973In trying to understand Kṛṣṅa, it will help to chant the Hare Kṛṣṅa mantra found on this page. This chant—Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare/Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare—cleans the dust from one's min
Approaching Kṛṣṅa with Love1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973His Divine Grace A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada When Kṛṣṅa was on this earth, all the residents of Vṛndāvana loved Him. Indeed, they knew nothing but Kṛṣṅa. They did not know whether Kṛṣṅa is God or not God, nor we
Gurukula New Hope for Humanity1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973Satsvarupa dasa Gosvāmī Why There Is a Need for Gurukula Anyone who visits a few of the hundreds of big universities in the United States and other advanced nations will see an impressive array of opulence. Every big sta
Letters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. T
Kṛṣṅa the Cause of All Causes1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973By Haṁsadūta dāsa (Iskcon Heidelberg) For want of a taste of things spiritual, a grave doubt arises in the minds of those who are enchained by worldly knowledge. On hearing a narration of the pastimes of Kṛṣṅa, they thin
Chanting and Dancing Unlimited1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #54, 1973Chanting and Dancing to Unlimited Freedom by Gunarnava dasa (ISKCON Vṛndāvana) The young students living in mutual cooperation in the ISKCON temples around the world are understanding that the goal of life is to render l
The Test of the Genuine Guru1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #55, 1973An Interview in London with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada Śrīla Prabhupāda: The purpose of this Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement is to awaken man's original consciousness. At the present moment our con
The Lifter of govardahana Hill1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #55, 1973by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami There are many religious scriptures teaching man about his eternal relationship with God, but the oldest among them are the Vedic literatures, which were compiled 5,000 years ago in Sanskrit. T
On Him I Meditate1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #55, 1973By Karandhara dāsa adhikārī (ISKCON Los Angeles) oṁ namo bhagavate vāsudevāya janmādy asya yato 'nvayād itarataś cārtheṣv abhijñaḥ svarāṭ tene brahma hṛdā ya ādi-kavaye muhyanti yat sūrayaḥ tejo-vāri-mṛdāṁ yathā vinimayo
Letters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #55, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. Y
Acyuta, Drive My Chariot1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #55, 1973by Patitoddharana dasa (ISKCON Edinburgh) "Acyuta, drive my chariot!" This was the command given by Arjuna, the great devotee of the Supreme Personality of Godhead Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa, unto Lord Kṛṣṅa Himself on the Battlefie
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973Kṛṣṅa consciousness means clear consciousness. Material existence is symptomized by hazy consciousness, in which one identifies himself with his material body and thus with a particular race, religion or nationality. To
Transcendental Broadcast1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973A television interview with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda Newton Minnow, former director of the FCC, described the world of TV viewing as a "vast wasteland." But when a pure devotee of Kṛṣṅa (God)
Kṛṣṅa's Subduing the Serpent Kaliya1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973by Satsvarūpa dāsa Goswami The narrative of Kṛṣṅa and Kāliya, as described in the Kṛṣṅa Book, Volume One, by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, vividly illustrates that Lord Śrī Kṛṣṅa is the Supreme Pe
Beyond the Formless Philosophies1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973by Jayādvaita dāsa (ISKCON New York) Filling our eyes and minds, extending throughout the universe, form, in this material world, is everywhere. Even when invisible, all things have form. We cannot imagine a formless mou
The Ecstacy of Madhavendra Purī1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973The Ecstacy of Mādhavendra Purī How Krsna Became "The Milk Thief" For The Sake Of His Beloved Devotee by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda (Lord Caitanya Mahāprabhu, increasingly celebrated throughout
Bringing the Holy Name to Germany1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #56, 1973Zuruck Zur Gottheit By Haṁsadūta dāsa In August of 1968, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda introduced Kṛṣṅa consciousness to the European continent. At that time Śrīla Prabhupāda was visiting the Montr
The Vedic Conception of Communism1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #57, 1973An interview in Moscow with His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda World teacher of Kṛṣṅa consciousness, the science of understanding God. [This is an excerpt from a conversation between His Divine Grace A.
The Four Enemies of Spiritual Life1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #57, 1973by Revatīnandana Svāmī From ancient Vedic scriptures like Bhagavad-gītā comes the message that our human life, with its developed intelligence, is meant for spiritual realization. These scriptures teach the principle tha
Kṛṣṅa, The Supreme Scientist1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #57, 1973by Svarūpa Dāmodara dāsa (ISKCON Laguna Beach) When we think calmly and carefully about this wonderful universe, we can see that everything is working under the control of a supreme brain. The arrangements in nature are
Letters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #57, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. R
A Devotee's Life1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #57, 1973by Karuṅāsindhu dāsa (ISKCON Los Angeles) What thoughts cross your mind when you are asked what you think or know about a Hare Kṛṣṅa devotee? What is his background? Why is he a devotee? What are his cherished goals? How
With Kṛṣṅa on the Battlefield of Life1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda arjuna uvāca senayor ubhayor madhye rathaṁ sthāpaya me ’cyuta yāvad etān nirīkṣe ’haṁ yoddhu-kāmān avasthitān kair mayā saha yoddhavyam asmin raṅa-samudyame “Arjuna
Classes in the Science of God1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973"This beautiful Bhāgavatam is sufficient in itself for God realization. As soon as one attentively and submissively hears the message of Bhāgavatam, he becomes attached to the Supreme Lord." (Śrīmad- Bhāgavatam 1.1.2) by
God of the Fools1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda As in the present day, throughout history many cheaters have falsely claimed to be incarnations of God, and naive followers have acclaimed them. This excerpt from Ś
Sense Gratification: The Opiate of the People1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973by Bahulāśva dāsa (ISKCON Mexico City) nidrayā hriyate naktaṁ vyavāyena ca vā vayaḥ divā cārthehayā rājan kuṭumba-bharaṅena vā “The lifetime of the materialistic man is passed at night either in sleeping or in sex indulg
Presenting Kṛṣṅa Consciousness to the British Student Community1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973by Revatinandana Svami THE EXPRESSION "Kṛṣṅa consciousness" indicates a life of progressing spiritual awareness that prepares one to enter the eternal association of Kṛṣṅa (God) even before the death of the body. Devotio
Hare Kṛṣṅa Festival1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #58, 1973(Heidelberg) By Haṁsadūta dāsa (Iskcon Heidelberg) ON JUNE 9th and 10th of 1973 the devotees of the Hare Kṛṣṅa movement from Germany, Holland, Sweden, Switzerland, France and England assembled in Heidelberg, Germany, for
Obstacles on the Path of Eternity1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973An Excerpt from Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī’s Upadeśāmṛta. [ŚRĪLA RŪPA GOSVĀMĪ was one of six exalted devotees especially chosen through the Kṛṣṅa conscious chain of spiritual masters to teach the devotional service of the Suprem
The Science of Purity1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973by His Holiness Acyutānanda Svāmī His Holiness Acyutānanda Svāmī, shown above (center) in Vṛndāvana, India, the site of Lord Kṛṣṅa's transcendental pastimes, is an American svami actively preaching in India since 1967. H
Mexico Takes to Kṛṣṅa Consciousness1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973by His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī, the chief Editor of Back to Godhead, joined the International Society for Krishna Consciousness in 1966, after graduating from Brooklyn Colleg
Letters1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973The editors of Back to Godhead welcome correspondence pertaining to the subject matter of Kṛṣṅa consciousness. All letters will be personally replied, and correspondence of special interest will be published regularly. R
Kṛṣṅa Consciousness the World Religion1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973by His Holiness Subala dāsa Svāmī His Holiness Subala dāsa Svāmī, a frequent contributor to Back to Godhead, is the founder of ISKCON's Philadelphia center. Having recently returned from a long stay in Vṛndāvana, India,
The Book for Swanlike Men1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #59, 1973by His Holiness Brahmānanda Svāmī His Holiness Brahmānanda Svāmī, after acting for many years as President of ISKCON's first New York City temple (and simultaneously working as a teacher in the New York City public schoo
Hare Kṛṣṅa Hare Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Kṛṣṅa Hare Hare Hare Rāma Hare Rāma Rāma Rāma Hare Hare1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973The HARE KṚṢṄA DEVOTEES personally distribute almost half a million Back to Godheads each month, so it is likely that you received this copy by meeting and personally talking with a devotee. Perhaps you wanted to find ou
Escape from Eternal Time1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973by His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda DHṚTARĀṢṬRA was the eldest son of his father, and therefore according to law he was to be installed on the throne of Hastināpura. He was disqualified, however, from
The Glories of Sanātana Gosvāmī1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973by His Holiness Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī Satsvarūpa dāsa Gosvāmī is the Editor of Back to Godhead. IN HIS BOOK Teachings of Lord Caitanya, His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda describes how Sanātana Gosvām
ISKCON News1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973A brief look at the worldwide activities of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness Centers THE INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR KRISHNA CONSCIOUSNESS has recently opened centers in Birmingham, Alabama; Capetown, So
Living in the Material World1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973A Back to Godhead Analysis Running Out of Gas It appears that after noisily backfiring for so many years, our modern technological civilization may be running out of gas. A crisis, the newspapers call it, an energy crisi
The Flow of Attraction to Kṛṣṅa1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973tvayi me ’nanya-viṣayā matir madhu-pate ’sakṛt ratim udvahatād addhā gaṅgevaugham udanvati “O LORD OF MADHU, as the Ganges forever flows to the sea without hindrance, let my attraction be constantly drawn unto You withou
Avoiding Wrong Turns on the Path of Knowledge1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973by His Holiness Hṛdayānanda dāsa Gosvāmī Hṛdayānanda dāsa Gosvāmī, a devotee in the renounced order, is now on a speaking tour of colleges and universities in the midwestern United States. [Editor's note: This is an extr
Breaking Through the Clouds1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973by Vanamālī dāsa Vanamālī dāsa leads a party of devotees from ISKCON's Dallas center who travel all over the U.S.A. distributing Kṛṣṅa consciousness literature. It was a big rock concert in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, attended
Meditation in the age of quarrel1973 / Back to Godhead Magazine #60, 1973by Haṁsadūta dāsa Haṁsadūta dāsa, personal secretary for western Europe to His Divine Grace A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda, first joined the Kṛṣṅa consciousness movement in 1967. He has recently organized the openin